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Tea - Kānuka A New Zealand Native
Three gardening periods this week
Barron - 1st-3rd May - avoid planting. “Spoil your soil with goodness”
Sow Root Crops 4th & 5th
In temperate climates sow radish, onions, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, and try ginger too.
In frosty zones sow radish, swedes Jerusalem artichoke, and turnips.
Cultivate period 6th - 9th Just do a few odd jobs - store away hoses and protect water timers if you intend leaving them in situ over winter, they will explode if frost gets to them, so cover with a box or some sacks.
We update you on your winter compost methods.
Windowsill gardening - guide to growing micro-greens
Main topic - New Zealand growing Zones
Be sure to post your garden photos on Instagram and Facebook and tag both @yourgardencoach.nz & @kingsseedsnz for your chance to win a $20 voucher from Kings Seeds every week.
We draw the @nzbulbs competition this Friday 3rd May EARLY! so get your entry in before 7am Friday.
Happy gardening everyone
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A busy week this week… Lots of Autumn tasks coming up.
We welcome back the very talented Leah Evans @mrs.evans.garden Leah gives us a Snapshot of her Autumn garden and she has some inspiring wisdom for us.
Tea - Lemon balm and Sage - a favourite of ours.
NZ Bulbs have partnered with us for the 2nd of 3 Bulb Giveaways - Enter this fabulous competition (open to NZ residents only, Drawn on 3rd May, winner announced in Episode 32) email your entry to [email protected] with the answer to the Elephant Garlic question.
Check out @clausdalby for bulb planting inspiration then order your bulbs from @nzbulbs Huge thanks to Paul and Gemma at NZ Bulbs for their generous gift pack
This week in the garden -
Cultivate - 24th & 25th
Sow Root Crops 26th & 27th
Barren period 28th - 3rd May
Garlic - a little bit of knowledge shared. Get planting on 26th and 27th for a bumper crop
Jerusalem Artichokes, ready after the first frost. We give you the heads up to reduce the farts… Such an easy vegetable garden perennial.
see www.healthifyme.com/blog/jerusalem-artichoke
Glossary - Polyculture - A Symphony of Diversity in your garden.
Book Botany for Gardeners By Geoff Hodge Allen and Unwin publishers @allenandunwin
Instagram of the Week and winner of the $20 Kings Seeds voucher @theocallaghanclann what a fabulously colourful vegetable garden!
www.gardenmyths.com - pine needles
Happy gardening
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We enjoy a cup of Dried Yarrow and Mint tea today - it’s a winner, Jen loves it.
Dr Compost joins us for a chat about… composting! He’s a mine of information and has a few ideas to help Jen get started with composing.
Take a look at Ben’s Socials @dr_compost & Dr Compost on fb, Ben talks about Bokashi composting in his latest video.
We learn about two lesser-known Vitamins G & G. That’s right, Gratitude and Green, we take stock of just how beneficial being grateful and spending time outside is for our health.
Vegetable of the Week is Micro-greens.Our new segment is ‘Snapshot’. This is the spot where we connect with gardeners across the nation to uncover their latest endeavours and gardening adventures.
This week kicks off with us talking to Dr Compost, Ben Elms.
We announce our winner of the weekly $20 Gift Voucher from Kings Seeds.
Shelley Franks @mumofarainbow
And the Winner of the Gubba Moon Calendar Clock is….. Kate Grantley-Hogg, Congratulations to our winners, and huge thanks to our sponsors.
Sowing and Planting time - what should we be planting now?
Book of the Week - Your Well-being Garden and RHS publication.
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Postgraduate Researcher Daniellé du Plooy shares with us her studies into The Future of Food Systems in Aotearoa New Zealand and the role of key stakeholders’ in shaping that future. Daniellé aims to highlight the diversity of values, opportunities, visions and concerns about the future of food in NZ,
Danilellé has so much valuable knowledge to share, so we sat back and gave her free rein to open our eyes and minds to her relevant and important subject matter.
We take a look at Autumn tasks in your 4 bed crop rotation system.
Braised Beds - the benefits and downsides
Tea - Goldenrod
What to Sow and Plant in this phase of the moon.
Espaliered fruit trees, what you need to know.
Instagram of the week and winner of the $20 @kingsseedsnz voucher is Sarah from @mynzgarden to take a look at her Instagram account and support her gardening adventures.
Jen gets the giggles about Egyptian Walking Onions
Happy Gardening Ali and Jen
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What a week for competitions woohoo!
The winner of our Kings Seeds Seasonal Gift Pack is Rebecca Teonea
The NZ Bulbs Pack goes to Linda- Marie Stokke
And the $20 Weekly Gift Voucher from Kings goes to Rachel Chamberlain
Congratulations to you all, and huge thanks to Kings Seeds and NZ Bulbs
Yarrow Tea today - We dried the flowers when they were in peak bloom and have stored two jars for use over winter.
Jobs for the Week - so much information on this week's podcast - let’s get the garden looking great before winter.
Vegetable of the Week Broad Beans
Xeriscaping plant of the Week Marlborough Rock Daisy - Pachystegia
Glossary Term - Dioecious
Garden Myths Website www.gardenmyths.com/coffee-grounds-garden-safe
Competition this week Gubba Moon Calendar Clock @gubbagardenstorenz You will need to listen to the podcast to find out the question, then email [email protected] to enter. Thank you to the team at Gubba for their kind gift.
Questions from YGC Listeners - Sandie asked about Lemon Verbena
Instagram account of the Week @teainapinkcup Rachel was the winner of our $20 Kings Seed voucher. Take a look at this “Real Gardener of New Zealand” Rachel has some fabulous images from her stunning garden.
Happy Gardening
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In this week's episode:
Beetroot - grow lots, it's so good for your blood. We focus on this vegetable today.
We talk to Paul Hoek from NZ Bulbs, what a delight, Paul tells us everything we need to know to grow gorgeous Spring bulbs. It’s ordering time for bulbs. Paul has a wonderful gift pack for us to give away in this week's competition.
Jane Wrigglesowrth’s Tummy-Taming Tea was supposed to be our tea of the week but time ran out! That’s life! So we talk about it as we drink my favourite Sage Tea.
NOTE: Yotam grows 365 ONIONS not CARROTS!! - my mind wandered as I was recording!
Books - The Everyday Herbalist by Jane Wrigglesworth her tea recipe is on page 164. If you haven’t got this book yet, What are you waiting for?
The Abundant Gardener by Yotam and Niva Kay. This book is always open on my desk, so much lovely information.
We update you on the task for this week in your garden if you follow the moons phases as a guide.
Kings Seeds Seasonal Prize Pack competition closes on 1st April.
Enter our weekly Kings Seeds competetion to win a 40 Voucher - all you need to do is post a photo of something in your garden (good or sad) and sage @kingsseedsnz and @yourgardencoack_nz
Happy Gardening
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I might take a moment to thank our listeners for joining us each week and for the lovely feedback you give us.
Each message is welcomed and helps us to write the stories you’d like us to tell. Please keep your emails coming.
Building this gardening community is heartwarming and very fulfilling. You are appreciated.
In this weeks episode we talk to Charlotte from Kings Seeds. A family-owned small business, run with expertise and passion. We’ve discovered our values align well with Charlotte and her team. We both aim to bring encouragement and support to home gardeners.
Charlotte gives us a few suggestions as to what seeds we can start both in the vegetable and flower garden, some of her favourite flowers, and we have a competition for you. A Seasonal Gift basket that Kings Seeds have put together for us. Be sure to listen and enter.
Also, Kings Seeds are offering a $20 gift voucher every week.
Our vegetable of the week is the humble onion - fairly easy to grow and much appreciated in most home-cooked meals. Discover how you can feed your onions so they, in turn, can feed you.
It’s Autumn Equinox today 20th March, at precisely 4.06pm - What is the Autumn Equinox? and how can you celebrate this special event?
Tea of the week Rose, Lavender, and Cardamom, a relaxing tea.
Sow and plant until 22nd then cultivate your soil, add lots of lovely nutrients to replenish those that have fed your summer vegetables.
Time to plant Brassicas, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Broccoli.
Cauliflower, Celery, lettuce, silverbeet, snow peas on your windowsill, and the last sowing of Spring onions for the season.
Book of the week - The Allergy-Fighting Garden, how to create a garden for those who suffer with allergies
Victoria from Cromwell asked how we care for herbs over winter…
Glossary - Evapotranspiration, the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere.
Be sure to enjoy your garden tasks and reap the many rewards.
Happy gardening
Ali and Jen
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Podcast Episode 24
What a week! - The Wanaka A&P Show was a huge success, Jen and Ali won a few prizes in the Home Industries Sections Including 1st Place for our Scarecrows.
This week we talk about Wildlife in the Autumn Garden
We bust some Tomato Myths
And we have quite a long list of jobs this week.
The Moon is Waxing which is ideal sowing and planting time.
So make yourself a cup of Ginger and Lemongrass tea and let’s get learning.
Glossary term - Cold Frame - a place to grow winter food if you don’t have a glasshouse.
Book - Zero Waste by Ben Raskin - Wanaka Public Library book
Instagram Account of the Week - @kingsseeds You love the new look and it’s packed with information.
Winner of the Honey Bee Pests and Diseases book by the very lovely Robert Owen, is…Di from Lake Hawea.
Happy Gardening
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It’s Autumn, and there's lots happening in the garden and kitchen.
Harvesting is in full swing, pickling, preserving, and so much fresh produce to share.
Autumn tasks include mulching, and choosing bulbs for Spring colour, always a favourite pastime. Keeping those roses going - deadheading and removing any diseased leaves from the area.
Your pumpkins will need plenty of water, and mound up those Yams to keep the sun off the tubers.
Collect good quality seeds and store them carefully - remember to label them. And drop some into your local seed library.
ROOT CROP sowing 6th & 7th March. Radishes, carrots, onions and spring onions.
And give your fruit trees an end-of-season prune.
From the 8th - 11th March It's 'cultivate' time - make lots of lovely compost, and add nutrient-rich organic matter to your beds in readiness for sowing and planting.
We talk a bit about Rose care.
We share the benefits of growing Marigolds as a cover crop.
Thank you to the lovely listeners who write in with their feedback - we appreciate you.
Glossary - Nematode
Book - ‘The Last Garden of England’ Julia Kelly recommended by Meriam
Instagram account of the Week @clausdarby for all your bulb inspiration.
Have a great week - Happy Gardening
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Robert Owen is a delight to listen to, a gentleman beekeeper. With a PhD in Varroa, and having been a beekeeper for 25 years, Robert is a mine of common sense beekeeping advice.
Roberts publishers, Exile Publishing, have kindly donated a copy of ‘Honey Bee Pests and Diseases’ - A Complete Guide to Prevention and Management. Detailed chapters, illustrated with numerous photographs and diagrams, as well as other health-related problems a bee colony might face. An easy-to-comprehend, ‘must-have’ book for both the home and professional bee-keeper.
We catch up on the Moon Calendar tasks for this week. Root Crops sowing on 28th February, the last chance to sow before winter.
What to do with the dribble of milk left in your carton? A great source of calcium for your plants.
Veg of the Week is Pak Choi Green Ace F1 from @kingsseeds
Book of the Week ‘Soil’, by Matthew Evans ‘A love letter to Mother Earth’
We answer Berit’s garden questions - what do we do with volunteer plants?
Instagram Account of the Week @saintclairflowers beautiful arrangements with prints available. Do take a look.
‘Oley’ tomatoes from Heritage Food Crops Research Centre feature once again - they are delicious.
Happy Gardening
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This week we enjoyed talking with Keren Mackay, aka The Professional Country Woman.
Keren designed a wonderful Crop Rotation Poster that Ali has been referring to for about 10 years - it’s a gem
Keren has kindly gifted a poster to one of our listeners - Listen in to hear how you can win.
Jen and Ali enjoyed fresh apple tea - this delicious drink made with fresh apple juice, a splash of lemon juice, and topped up with boiling water was absolutely delicious. Ideal on a cooler morning.
How can Epsom Salts help in the garden?
Gardening by the Moon - this week we are busy sowing and planting above-ground vegetables.
Xeriscaping plant to add to your dry garden - Perovskia - Russian Sage, this is a beautiful addition to your garden
Happy Gardening
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Hamish from Seacliff Organics @seaclifforganics
joins us and talks all about the variety of products we can add to improve our soil.
We mentioned the book - 'The Intelligent Gardener' by Steve Soloman
Seed libraries - all you need to know
Garden tasks this week - Sowing and Planting for winter crops.
Tea - Bee balm… not one of our favourites
Chelsea chop - Jen discovers this is not a dance move!
Vegetable of the week - Kohlrabi
Green - Early White Vienna, Grand Duke & Green Duke
Purple - Purple Vienna, Early Purple Vienna & Purple Azure
We highlight a Xeriscaping plant - Curry Plant / Helichrysum italicum
Pest plants in the Otago region and what to do if you discover any (contact [email protected]
orc.govt.nz/pesthub
Auckland Seed Saving Society (see Facebook for more details)
Happy Gardening
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Are you still confused about gardening by the moon? Let’s talk a bit about why we promote this age-old practice.
Liz Buggs joins us to talk about the Wanaka A&P Show schedule - Do get involved with your local A&P Show, they are a wonderful annual event that reminds us of the benefits of getting together as a community in a very wholesome way.
'Edible Flowers' that brighten our plates and tastebuds, is our main topic this week.
Our Tea of choice today is Lemon balm with a dash of basil - a relaxing/calming brew
For each cup you will need the top growth of both lemon balm and basil - about 6-8 pairs of leaves. Add to a teapot with boiling water and this recipe calls for a long steep of about 15 minutes so employ your tea cosy.
Garden happenings, 6th & 7th Root crop direct sowing
8th-11th Cultivate period.
12th onwards Sowing and planting above-ground fruiting vegetables.
Army Worm Moth and what to do when you find them.
Book - Which Native Plant Can I Grow Here - Andrew Crowe
We introduce a new segment LISTENERS QUESTIONS - Shelley from the Far North wrote to us with a question about purple beans and how to freeze them.
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Today we discuss Soil Testing and soil amending. A fascinating subject, we barely scratch the surface of the topic but we will have a follow-up discussion with Hamish from Seacliff Organics later in the month.
Garden tasks this week - we are in the Barren Period until the 6th & 7th when it’s the ideal time to direct sowing root crops.
Todays Tea is a 'blend', suited to enjoying after a big meal, as a digestif
1 tsp dried mint leaves
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp dried ginger root (I used fresh and it was lovely) Also very tasty served iced.
Add boiling water and steep for 8-10 mins
Our Vegetable of the week is the Tokyo Turnip
Glossary Term - Cultivar - A cultivar is a kind of cultivated plant that growers have selected for desired genetic traits and which retains those traits when propagated. the reason for this is to develop certain characteristics for example productivity, growth rate, beauty (flowers), and resistance to certain diseases. The term Variety is also used interchangeably with cultivar.
Book - RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Your Wellbeing Garden - How to make your garden good for you.
Happy Gardening
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Podcast Episode 17 now available
A little late uploading this time so the dates are slightly off (apologies - Life got in the way)
Today we talk about water retention in your Summer garden - water restrictions are now in place here in Central Otago, we find out how to make the most of every available drop (and Ali gets a bit grumpy at the excessive irrigation mismanagement around here!)
We enjoy a raspberry leaf tea using leaves from Jen's abundant raspberry patch.
Cultivate phase of the moon Calendar - what are our garden tasks?
Root Crop Sowing on 29th and 30th January
Vegetable of the week is Silverbeet/Swiss chard - what’s the difference?
Instagram account of the Week - @blue_borage
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A soothing Chamomile Tea to enjoy whilst listening to Jen and Ali ramble on about -
Bitter lettuce issues
Seed germination tests
Vegetable of the week - Cucumber
What is happening in the garden this week
Windfall apples - don't waste them
Book of the Week - Herbs - Herb Gardening from the Ground Up - Sal Gilbertie & Larry Sheehan
Instagram of the Week - @almaverde.permacultura (based in Chile)Support the Show.
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In today's episode
We interview Erin Allison, Grower, and owner/operator of Harvest Homegrown in Hawea. Erin generously shares a wealth of vegetable-growing knowledge gained over the last eight years growing food for her weekly subscribers.
Erin talks about her regular hands-on workshops where attendees learn season-relevant, vegetable garden tasks and tricks
Our tea of the day is delicious, refreshing, Sage - so easy to pick a few leaves of this year-round perennial.
We’re in the Cultivate period of the moon calendar until the 13th, then from the 14th of January, it's all go with seed sowing and seedling transplanting.
Windowsill gardening - remember to succession sow your micro sprouts
Our Vegetable of the week is Garlic - how could we manage without this wonderful staple
Book of the Week - Erin recommends her favourite Winter Vegetable gardening book - The Winter Harvest Handbook by Eliot Coleman A very informative guide but do remember it's aimed at Northern Hemisphere gardening so you will have to adjust the months.
Instagram of the week @harvesthomegrown
Glossary - angustifolium - The numerous long narrow leaves scattered along stems (Latin for narrow-leaved). Example Lavender
We catch up with Raych from Auckland as she updates us with the most recent ‘find’ in her garden - we love garden bloopers and ‘funnies’ so keep them coming.
Thank you for your lovely feedback, which is very much appreciated.
Happy Gardening
Jen and AliSupport the Show.
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Happy New Year to our lovely listeners. Gosh, it’s hot, gardening is happening early in the morning and after dinner these days, definitely not during the day.
Our big concern here in Central Otago is WATERING!!! We’re parched and any rain we have been receiving has barely wet the surface. This is why we MULCH liberally, it really does help retain moisture around the roots.
In today's episode -
We enjoy a simple cup of Lemon Tea, lemons always uplift my mood, even just to look at them.
We talk about this week's garden tasks - What was that about fish scraps?…
Plan for sowing root crops on 8th & 9th January.
Propagation by layering is a technique to grow new plants from existing plants in your garden.
Are you renting and are a wanna-be gardener - we can help… Container gardening is not as tricky as you might think.
One of my favourite books - this week we talk about The Dry Garden by Beth Chatto When water becomes precious you’ll find wonderful ideas for Xeriscaping (dry gardening) in this book.
Take a look at the @bethchattogardens account on Instagram for more information.
Congratulations to Claire for winning the beautiful Garden Journal by @madison_coulter_artist This 10-year journal will bring clarity and purpose to your gardening.
Happy gardening,
Ali and Jen
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We wish our listeners a very Merry Christmas and a happy start to the New Year. Many listeners have told us they will be binge-listening to catch up on our podcasts. Do remember to listen to the most recent podcast first.
Stats show You Garden Coach is now in the top 25% of podcast ‘tune-ins’ in New Zealand - for this, we thank you all. Do keep sharing our Instagram and FB posts to “Grow” the listener base - thank you.
More Foraged Tea, this week the Mullein is looking beautiful growing in the wild and it’s peak picking time for tea and medicine.
Madison Coulter talks to us about relocating to NZ from Canada, her fine art, passion for growing her own food. She tells us all about her beautiful Journal
Madison has kindly gifted a Garden Journal to one of our listeners - email us to enter the competition.
It’s Sowing and Planting time - lots of plants going into the ground now just remember to keep everything well watered and fed.
Our main topic Perennial Herbs - ideal for the new gardener and cook.
Instagram account of the week -@madison_coulter_artist
Check out her unbelievable pet portraits.
Book - Madison Coulter - Garden Journal
https://madisoncoulterfineart.com/products/presale-a-gardeners-journal-10-year-record-book-journal
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Foraged Tea - today we try Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) which grows abundantly in our district. I think I've found a new favourite. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding, and if surgery is coming up.
We talk about this week's garden jobs - be sure to listen to the most current episode first. From the 15th of December, we are back into sowing and panting.
Our vegetable of the week is Kale
When to take cuttings - we all love free plants
Our guest this week is the lovely Jane Wrigglesworth - her new book The Everyday Herbalist is an absolute must-have in your library and contains detailed information on 30 herbs - Jane would have liked to include 60 herbs (hopefully there's another book in the pipeline).
So much practical advice on how to make teas, tinctures, balms, ointments, poultices, and much more.
You will be amazed at how easy it i to make natural cleaning products too.
The Glossary this week is all about the botanical names for colours.
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